Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the US Army

Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the US Army : From Basic Training to Baghdad, from Mosul to a remote outpost on the Syrian border - this raw memoir gives a vivid picture of Kayla Williams's deployment in Iraq. During her time in the army she witnessed death up close, and horrifying disregard for human life and foreign cultures. Through it all - the violence, boredom and fear, as well as the light-hearted moments of camaraderie and flirtation - she brings home with vivid intensity the experience of being a woman soldier in the U.S. Army today.